Implement-holder.



A s. o. LAWLOR: V IMPLEMENT HOLDER. APPLICATION-FILED NOV. 30, 19

Patented Jan. 23,1912.

WITNESSES 7 35 ing a further modification of the hook. Fig.

- :1 15,625, Specification of Letters Patent.

,Be it known that I,

citizen of the United States, residing at Chiand State of' v Illinois, have invented. certain new and'useful Improvements in Implement-Holders;

'sIMEoN c. LiiwLoR, or cHIcAGo, ILLINOIS.

' IMPL MENT-in one Patented Jan. 23,1912.

Application-filedNovember 30, 1908. Serial No. 465,337.

TojzZZ whom it may concern:

SIMEON G. LAWLOR, a

cage, in the county of Cook i and I do hereby declare the following to be a .full, clear, and exact description of ,ers of the class adapted for the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. This invention relates to implement holdapplication readily to various implements.

The principal object/in View is retention of an implementby a pair of gripping jaws, even though the implementis too large to the jaws. I v

With this and further objects in View as will in part. become obvious and in part stated hereinafter, the invention'compri es certain novel constructions, and arrangements of parts, as will be inafter specified and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing:-Figure 1' is an edge view of a holder embodying the be squarely nserted between ere- - features of the present invention, a brush pivotally connected jaw vided with the usual nut 6.

retaining hook ture in the rear end being shown in section and grasped by the holder. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal, vertical, central section therethrough. Fig. to Fig. 3 illustrating a modified form of retaining ho'ok. Fig. 5 is a plan view thereof. Fig-6 is a view similar to Fig. 4 show- 7 is a plan view thereof. v

Referring to the drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a suitable handle carrying a socket 2, terminating in a jaw 3 and carrying a 4, the jaws 3 and 4 being connected by a clamping bolt 5, pro- Ihese clamping jaws, as far as the present invention is concerned, may assume any preferred form.

Pivotally connected to the clamp formed of the jaws 3 and'4 and connections, is a 7, which in the disclosure seen in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, assumes the form of a pair of arms formed integral at their outer end and there terminating in a hook form, and at their inner ends bent abruptly, substantially at right angles to the main body of the respective .arm, as at 8, forming a pivot,"the pivot portion 8 entering an aperof jaw 3 or the forward preferably bent laterally,

dered portions 7" the clamp is to be applied to too large to' be firmly combinaltyons in the drawing.

4 1s a view similar being applied thereto.

end of socket 2. The inner end of each pivot portion 8 may be, .bent, or swaged or otherwise formed with'any suitable head, as at 9, for preventing the hook 7 from becoming disengaged from the clamp. The

outer ends. of the arms forming hook 7 are as best seen in Fig. 2, forming curved portions 7 and shouldered portions 7", the curved portions 7 being adapted, when the hook is swung backward, to the out-of-the-way position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, to snugly fit about the socket 2 and handle 1, the'shoulbeing sprung past the sides of the socket and thus insuring retention of the hook against accidental forward movement. Thus, when the hook is not needed, it is not in the way, and the clamp may be used in the usual manner, but when an implement grasped by the.cl amp, the hook is swung forward, and the implement is engaged after the manner indicated Nut 6 will of course be loosened for allowing the'ready application of the hook to the implement, and will afterward be tightened. It is to be observed that tightening of the nut 6 for producing a clamping action of jaws 3 and 4 also produces a clamping action of hook 7, drawing the jaw 4 toward said hook. Jaw 4 is' formed with a recess 10 at each side for accommodating pivot portions 8, and allowing the jaws to come together when the hook is in its out-of-the-way position.

In-Figs4 and 5, 'I have illustrated a modified form of hook, the clamp being the same, and the same reference numerals I In this embodiment, the hook 11 has but a single arm, and that is pivoted to the horizontal portion of jaw 3, so as to swing horizontally, as indicated by the dotted semi-circle in Fig. 5. Socket 2 is'formed with an aperture 12, into which the free end of the hook is sprung when the hook is swung to its out-of-the-' way position, The hook is thus adapted to be retained against accidental displacement from its out of-the-way position; i In Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown a further embodiment, in which. the same form of clamp is employed, and to which the same. reference numerals have been applied. The hook 13,-there shown, is similar to hook 7, in that it is cons'tructed'tojswing vertias indicated in dotted lines.

'aportion of handle 1.

,cally, but it is also similar to hook 11, in

that it is formed of a single arm. The outer end of said arm forms the hook proper, and the inner end terminates in' an eye 14, which is adapted to revolve vertically through a pair of apertures 15, 15, in the horizontal portion of jaw 3. Intermediate the length of said arm, the same is formed with an offset portion 16, adapting the hook to be swung backward, to the position indicated in dotted lines, and sprung beneatha laterally extending, detent lug 17, carried by the side of socket 2.

Obviously the hook may be connected in a bolt engaging and to actuate said'jaws,

of a hookmovably engaging and carried by one of said jaws and independent of the other jaw.

12. In-a' device of the class described, the combination of jaws pivotally connected'together, a bolt connectmgs'aid jaws'for actuating the same, and a hook pivotally carried by one of the jaws and free to move relative to the carrying the same and relative to the other jaw, said hook being adapted to be operatively manipulated by actuation of the clamping jaws under the action ofthe bolt connecting the jaws. 3. In a device of the class described, the

combination with a handle, and a clamp carried thereby, said clamp comprising pivotallyconnectecl clamping jaws, of a clamping hook pivo'tally-connectedto the clamp, and formed with means cooperating with the handle for temporarily retaining-the hook in an out-of-the-w ay position. i

4. In a device of the class described, the

combination with a clamp comprising pivotally connected clamping'jaws, of a pair of arms pivotally engaging opposite sides of the clamp and extending outwardly therefrom and terminating in a book.

5. In a device ofthe class described, the combination with a clamp, and a handle therefor, of a clamping hook pivotallycom ,'nected to the clamp, said hook being constructed and adapted to be sprung past a portion of the handle for being temporarily retained in an out-of-the-wayposition;

In testimony whereof I aflixsifiy signature in presence of, two witnesses.

. 4 SIMEON O. LAWLOR. Witnesses: 1 I j GEORGE E. WIssLEn, 7 CHARLES C. SPE goER. 

